Louisville Judo Club

Shihan (teacher of teachers) Carl Brown began his judo training in 1956. In 1967, he took 2nd place in the Heavyweight Judo Championship of the South in Jacksonville. The next two years, he won 1st place. At 57, he is preparing to return to shiai competition. Brown holds the rank of Hichidan, eighth degree Judo Black Belt. He is a Black Belt in Ju-Jitsu and holds Grandmaster status, Red Sash, in Imua Kuon-Tao Kung Fu. Shihan Brown is a life member of both the US Judo Association and the US Martial Arts Association.